Every yearApril 9
Everything April 9 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 9 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Appomattox DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | International ASMR Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Chinese Almond Cookie Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Dive Bar Day | Beer | |
| 05 | National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day | Community |
| 06 | National Gin and Tonic Day | Beer | |
| 07 | National Pimento Cheese Day | Food | |
| 08 | National Unicorn Day | Kids & Family |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 9 in some years.
Palm Sunday — 2028
Good Wednesday — 2031
Easter Sunday — 2034
Born on April 9
Historic figures
- Charles Baudelaire1821–1867French poet and critic
- Jean-Paul Belmondo1933–2021French actor and producer
- Leopold II of Belgium1835–1909King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909
- Hugh Hefner1926–2017American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises
- Elias Lönnrot1802–1884Finnish physician and philologist
- Léon Blum1872–1950French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France
- Viktor Chernomyrdin1938–2010Russian businessman and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Russia
- Erich Ludendorff1865–1937German general and politician
- Victor Vasarely1906–1997Hungarian-French painter
- Eadweard Muybridge1830–1904English photographer and cinematographer
Celebrities & public figures
- Kristen Stewartb. 1990American actress
- Elle Fanningb. 1998American actress
- Jenna Jamesonb. 1974American actress and pornographic performer
- Dennis Quaidb. 1954American actor
- Leighton Meesterb. 1986American actress
- Sam Harrisb. 1967American author
- Gerard Wayb. 1977American singer-songwriter and comic book writer
- Lil Nas Xb. 1999American rapper
- Jaya Bachchanb. 1948Indian actress and politician
- Jacques Villeneuveb. 1971Canadian race car driver
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 9 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 9, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.